Coral Buff
024 · #F7C8B7 · LRV 63 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Coral Buff63
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Coral Buff, Really?
Coral Buff reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 024 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Coral Buff
Coral Buff is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Coral Buff
At LRV 63, Coral Buff is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Coral Buff are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 024 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | OleanderSW 6603 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sherbet FruitP180-2 · Behr | 1.8 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pale Satin Peach2003-6C · Valspar | 1.6 | 64.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet AngelPPG1193-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach Crayon60YR 65/196 · Glidden | 0.9 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sweet as Pie106-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Coral Buff within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #F7C8B7 in HSL space. Pair Coral Buff with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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